What was the court ruling about?

The European Court of First Instance dismissed an appeal by Microsoft against the landmark antitrust ruling handed down by the European Commission in March 2004. Brussels found Microsoft guilty of abusing its dominant position by clamping down on competition in the media player and server software markets. The Commission said the group had illegally bundled its own Media Player program into Windows; it also found Microsoft had refused to supply interoperability information about Windows to rival companies.